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21 September 2026, 2:32 pm
Headteacher calls for more teacher training on new curriculum
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Headteacher of Greenlight Secondary School in Wakiso District, Hamidu Ssenkaaba, has urged the Ministry of Education and Sports to speed up efforts to engage and train teachers on the new curriculum. Ssenkaaba says this is the…
20 September 2026, 2:36 pm
Mentor High School Student Wins National Physics Contest.
By Finellah Akullu Opio A Senior Two student at Mentor High School in Lira City has emerged victorious in the national physics competition organized by the Physics Society of Uganda. Tina Hope Adongo clinched top honors in Category 2 during…
19 September 2026, 7:29 pm
Mentor High student wins National Physics Contest
By Dickens Aruca A Senior Two student of Mentor High School in Lira City, Tina Hope Adongo, has emerged the overall best performer in Category Two of the 2026 National Physics Contest organized by the Uganda Physics Society. Adongo was…
19 September 2026, 10:15 am
Amolatar secondary school shines in mock exams as parents urged to return studen…
By Sarah Ejang and Alphonce Odur Amolatar Secondary School has recorded an outstanding performance in the recently released Senior Four mock examinations conducted under the Lango Sub-region Examination and Assessment Association (LASEMEA). Speaking to our reporter, the head teacher, Mr.…
17 September 2026, 9:33 pm
KTI alumni donate 3D light signage to former school
By Otim Moses The alumni of Kitgum Technical Institute (KTI) on Wednesday donated a 3D light signage worth Shs980,000 to the institution as part of their efforts to give back to their former school. The signage was handed over to…
17 September 2026, 1:10 pm
195 candidates fail 2026 mock examinations in Apac Municipality
By Ogolo Ian Smith And Abili Isaac Newton A total of 195 candidates failed the 2026 mock examinations in Apac Municipality, accounting for 25.6 per cent of the 761 learners who sat the tests at 14 primary schools. The results,…
17 September 2026, 1:06 pm
Gulu Institute of Health Sciences posts strong performance in June exams
By Walter kidega and Agness Agilo Gulu Institute of Health Sciences and School of Nursing and Midwifery are celebrating excellent performance in the June 2026 examinations released by the Uganda Professional Health Assessment Board. The institution’s management has attributed the…
17 September 2026, 12:15 pm
Gulu University embraces competency-based training
By Agness Agilo Gulu University has welcomed a new directive by the Ministry of Education and Sports and the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), requiring all universities in Uganda to shift from the traditional content-based curriculum to Competency-Based Education…
16 September 2026, 7:04 pm
Amolatar to Verify enrollment before releasing full third-term capitation grants…
By Sarah Ejang The Education Department in Amolatar District will conduct a comprehensive headcount verification before releasing full third-term capitation grants to schools. The District Education Officer, Mr. Obote Peter, announced the plan on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. He said…
16 September 2026, 6:25 pm
Suspected 71,533 Ghost Pupils Uncounted in Oyam District Headcount
By Eman Yonah Oruk Out of 169,392 pupils initially recorded as beneficiaries of Universal Primary Education -UPE- in government primary schools across Oyam District, a recent physical headcount has revealed that more than 71,533 pupils are missing. This alarming discrepancy…